AYUSH
Safety and Quality of Ayush Medicines
As per the provisions of Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, the manufacture of Ayurvedic  or Unani drugs are to be carried out in such premises and such hygienic conditions as are specified in Schedule-T  and homoeopathy manufacturers are required to comply with the provisions of Schedule M1. It is mandatory for the manufacturers to comply with this for obtaining license of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani  and Homoeopathy drug manufacturing.
For Standardization of Indian medicines and Homoeopathy in the country, the Government has established Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy  under the Ministry of AYUSH. The prime mandate of the Commission is to publish and revise Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India , Siddha Pharmacopoeia of India , Unani Pharmacopoeia of India  and Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of India . The Pharmacopoeial standards are basic need to ensure quality, safety and efficacy of Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathic medicines.
Ministry of AYUSH is implementing a Central Sector Scheme of Pharmacovigilance of Ayurveda, Siddha Unani& Homeopathy Drugs since June 2018 for inculcating the culture of Adverse Drug Events  reporting, documentation and analysis for further regulatory action. The Scheme has an established three tier network. All India Institute of Ayurveda , New Delhi has been designated as the National Pharmacovigilance Coordination Centre , 5 Intermediary Pharmacovigilance Centres  and 74 Peripheral Pharmacovigilance Centres .
In addition to the above, for facilitating export, Ministry of AYUSH encourages following certifications of AYUSH products as per details below:-
 Certification of Pharmaceutical Products  as per WHO Guidelines for herbal products.
 Quality Certifications Scheme implemented by the Quality Council of India  for
grant of AYUSH Premium mark to Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani products on the basis of
third party evaluation of quality in accordance with the status of compliance to international standards.
The licence of Ayush products are granted by the concerned State Licensing Authorities in accordance with the provisions of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules made thereunder. There are about 7345 , 151 , 566  and 345  manufacturers producing Ayush products.
State-wise/System-wise number of Licensed Pharmacies under AYUSH as on 01-04-2019
|
|
S.No.
|
|
State / UT
|
|
Ayurveda
|
|
Unani
|
|
Siddha
|
|
Homoeopathy
|
|
Total
|
|

|
|

|
|

|
|

|
|

|
|

|
|

|
|
1
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
288
|
|
9
|
|
0
|
|
7
|
|
304
|
|
2
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
Assam
|
|
40
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
40
|
|
4
|
|
Bihar
|
|
191
|
|
23
|
|
0
|
|
38
|
|
252
|
|
5
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
32
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
32
|
|
6
|
|
Delhi
|
|
83
|
|
20
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
103
|
|
7
|
|
Goa
|
|
6
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
6
|
|
8
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
578
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
9
|
|
587
|
|
9
|
|
Haryana
|
|
514
|
|
4
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
518
|
|
10
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
132
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
6
|
|
138
|
|
11
|
|
Jammu &Kashmir
|
|
8
|
|
5
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
15
|
|
12
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
19
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
8
|
|
27
|
|
13
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
210
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
12
|
|
222
|
|
14
|
|
Kerala
|
|
897
|
|
4
|
|
4
|
|
0
|
|
905
|
|
15
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
555
|
|
8
|
|
0
|
|
21
|
|
584
|
|
16
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
725
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
725
|
|
17
|
|
Manipur
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
18
|
|
Meghalaya
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
19
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
20
|
|
Nagaland
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
21
|
|
Odisha
|
|
85
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
5
|
|
90
|
|
22
|
|
Punjab
|
|
232
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
232
|
|
23
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
349
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
350
|
|
24
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
25
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
152
|
|
5
|
|
139
|
|
9
|
|
305
|
|
26
|
|
Telangana
|
|
429
|
|
173
|
|
0
|
|
32
|
|
634
|
|
27
|
|
Tripura
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
28
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
1416
|
|
309
|
|
0
|
|
30
|
|
1755
|
|
29
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
196
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
196
|
|
30
|
|
WestBengal
|
|
160
|
|
5
|
|
0
|
|
160
|
|
325
|
|
31
|
|
A&NIsland
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
32
|
|
Chandigarh
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
33
|
|
D&NHaveli
|
|
7
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
7
|
|
34
|
|
Daman&Diu
|
|
10
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
10
|
|
35
|
|
Lakshadweep
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
36
|
|
Puducherry
|
|
27
|
|
0
|
|
8
|
|
5
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
7345
|
|
566
|
|
151
|
|
345
|
|
8407
This information was given by Minister of Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.